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Webster 1913 Edition

Suspensory

Sus-pen′so-ry

,
Adj.
1.
Suspended; hanging; depending.
2.
Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending;
as, a
suspensory
muscle
.
Ray.
3.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.

Sus-pen′so-ry

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
suspensoir
,
suspensoire
.]
That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss
; specifically
(Med.)
,
a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.

Webster 1828 Edition

Suspensory

SUSPENS'ORY

,
Adj.
That suspends; suspending; as a suspensory muscle.

SUSPENS'ORY

,
Noun.
That which suspends or holds up; a truss.

Definition 2024

suspensory

suspensory

English

Adjective

suspensory ‎(comparative more suspensory, superlative most suspensory)

  1. Held in suspension.
  2. Holding in suspension.
  3. Suspensive.

Noun

suspensory ‎(plural suspensories)

  1. Something that suspends.
  2. Specifically the suspensory ligament
    • 2009 January 20, Adrian Dunn, “El of a love affair continues”, in Herald Sun:
      […] Rubijon, also on the comeback trail after a flexor tendon and suspensory injury.

Etymology

suspense +‎ -ory

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